Hermetic city
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           Kunio Makaewa        
 
        
          
    
        
           Kunio Maekawa was a master of Japanese modernist architecture. He learned under Le Corbusier and was...        
 
       
    
       
           Digital Biology        
 
        
          
    
        
           Interior studies for public indoor spaces merging digital and biological environments. Wall modules ...        
 
       
    
       
           Dawson        
 
        
          
    
        
           Yukon Territory, Canada        
 
       
    
       
           Fashion, Food, Transport        
 
        
          
    
        
           FUTURE CITY premiered at Vienna Art Week 2018 on November 20, 2018, at MAK Museum of Applied Arts in...        
 
       
    
       
           Architecture        
 
        
          
    
        
           Designed by Ted Wells. Architecture. Corten steel and glass.        
 
       
    
       
           Writing & Design        
 
        
          
    
        
           Romantic Modern: The California Architecture of Harwell Hamilton Harris. Writer and Designer, Ted We...        
 
       
    
       
           Writing & Design        
 
        
          
    
        
           Casting Shadows, Auguste Rodin. Writer and Designer.        
 
       
    
       
           Hoi An        
 
        
          
    
        
           Ancient Town in Vietnam and South-East Asian trading port dating from the 15th to the 19th century
2...        
 
       
    
       
           worlds of planet earth        
 
        
          
    
        
           A set of photos from different places on Earth.
2018        
 
       
    
       
           Carlo Scarpa        
 
        
          
    
        
           jardin des sculptures. C Scarpa        
 
       
    
       
           The loft bar        
 
        
          
    
        
           Concept project of loft bar.        
 
       
    
       
           Mechanical Suprematist        
 
        
          
    
        
           Experience interesting architectural compositions being created as you look around. This generator w...        
 
       
    
       
           Immersive sketch        
 
        
          
    
        
           Travel through an animated architectural sketch (move mouse to look around): http://mariogagliardi.c...        
 
       
    
       
           Painted by Time        
 
        
          
    
        
           Inricate patterns created by lichens, made over time around the tiny cracks of ceramic tiles. (C) Ma...        
 
       
    
       
           penccil: This was 2017        
 
        
          
    
        
           The penccil year in review is a project selection for 2017, this year curated by Mario Gagliardi. Se...        
 
       
    
       
           serpentine 2017        
 
        
          
    
        
           exhibition, schauspiel köln, cologne. steelobjects, ceramic reliefs.        
 
       
    
       
           BS1        
 
        
          
    
        
           temporary accessible sculpture.        
 
       
    
       
           Wayne Sorce:  Urban Color        
 
        
          
    
        
           "Wayne Sorce: Urban Color" is on view from October 21st through November 30th at Joseph Bellows Gall...        
 
       
    
       
           BKM/Barozzi/Veiga        
 
        
          
    
        
           The extension of the Villa Planta, which will accommodate the Bündner Kunstmuseum, is an exercise o...        
 
       
    
       
           Fallingwater        
 
        
          
    
        
           Modernist Architecture by Frank Lloyd Wright        
 
       
    
       
           The wall        
 
        
          
    
        
           photography and theoretical  project about the The seperation wall between Israel and the west bank        
 
       
    
       
           Swiernalis        
 
        
          
    
        
           Polish alternative musician Swiernalis        
 
       
    
       
           Green Architecture…. Is it blessing or curse!!        
 
        
          
    
        
           GREEN ARCHITECTURE….IT IS GOOD FOR THE NATURAL WORLD OR MAYBE IT WILL BE A MESS OF THE TREES AND P...        
 
       
    
       
           Library        
 
        
          
    
        
           A library in the center of Moscow, study project.        
 
       
    
       
           Lattice        
 
        
          
    
        
           Architectural structures. Mario Gagliardi 2006        
 
       
    
       
           Kenzo Tange        
 
        
          
    
        
           Kenzo Tange was born September 4, 1913 in Osaka, Japan. After graduating from the University of Toky...        
 
       
    
       
           American Food        
 
        
          
    
        
           Davide Luciano is a New York based conceptual food and beverage photographer and motion artist. His ...        
 
       
    
       
           Organic Public        
 
        
          
    
        
           Contemporary cities are in need of public spaces which work better for their citizens. This proposal...        
 
       
    
       
           Michael Schoner        
 
        
          
    
        
           Michael Schoner develops 3D and 2D designs in different scales varying from architecture and interio...        
 
       
    
       
           Design for Disaster        
 
        
          
    
        
           "A disaster zone where everything is lost offers the perfect opportunity for us to take a fresh look...        
 
       
    
       
           Shared Space        
 
        
          
    
        
           To develop better urban strategies and futures for communities in desert climates, Mario Gagliardi w...        
 
       
    
       
           Food Architecture        
 
        
          
    
        
           Food dal cucchiaio al mondo: Works of artists and architects who deal with the global political, soc...        
 
       
    
       
           Franz De Lacroix        
 
        
          
    
        
           Model: Franz De Lacroix / Average is Boring
Photographer: Paulina Wyszynska        
 
       
    
       
           Sky Walk        
 
        
          
    
        
           The Dolní Morava tower Sky Walk by Zdenek Franek  is a conceptual building, and it offers visitors ...        
 
       
    
       
           Pillars        
 
        
          
    
        
           Consisting of connected bricks whose relative position can be altered by changing underlying paramet...        
 
       
    
       
           Microscopes of utopia        
 
        
          
    
        
           This are some of landscapes spaces of nowhere with spaces inside        
 
       
    
       
           Brazil Modernism        
 
        
          
    
        
           20th century architecture in Brazil, including work by Lina Bo Bardi, Lúcio Costa, Affonso Reidy, O...        
 
       
    
       
           Carlo Scarpa: Sketch and Work        
 
        
          
    
        
           There is hardly another architect of the 20th century in whose work the progression from sketch to c...        
 
       
    
       
           Peter Zumthor: Thinking Architecture        
 
        
          
    
        
           A selection of remarkable work by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor.        
 
       
    
       
           The Bauhaus Revolution        
 
        
          
    
        
           The Bauhaus was the most influential design school of the 20th century. 
See more in the new magazin...        
 
       
    
       
           Struth: Nature & Politics        
 
        
          
    
        
           Thomas Struth´s work shows us highly complex equipment, structures and constructions. His pictures ...        
 
       
    
       
           In Orbit        
 
        
          
    
        
           "When I look at these complex layers of translucent lines and spheres, I am reminded of models of th...        
 
       
    
       
           Tom Ngo        
 
        
          
    
        
           "Common sense and conventional practice prohibits the evolution of architecture. Through reproducing...        
 
       
    
       
           Future Architecture        
 
        
          
    
        
           Future Architecture Platform is a European program which promotes talents in architecture.  Future A...        
 
       
    
       
           Superstudio, Superproduction, Superconsumption        
 
        
          
    
        
           Superarchitecture is the architecture of superproduction, of superconsumption, of superinduction to ...        
 
       
    
       
           Heartbeat, Heartseat        
 
        
          
    
        
           Heartbeat consists of a massive heart glowing to the rhythm of a strong, deep and low frequency hear...        
 
       
    
       
           Swarm fabrication: Kokkugia / Roland Snooks        
 
        
          
    
        
           We have a fascination with the impact of new technologies on architecture and construction. We are f...        
 
       
    
       
           Spatial Clusters        
 
        
          
    
        
           "Refined nature consists of evolved technology such as robotics, artificial intelligence, cybernetic...        
 
       
    
       
           Une Cité Industrielle by Tony Garnier        
 
        
          
    
        
           Tony Garnier designed the plans of an ideal city during his stay at the Villa Médicis from 1899 to ...        
 
       
    
       
           Obsolete Distinction        
 
        
          
    
        
           In contemporary society, the digital world pervades the physical to such an extent that any distinct...        
 
       
    
       
           L’ITALIA CI GUARDIA        
 
        
          
    
        
           On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the birth of the Italian Republic, 40 masters of photogra...        
 
       
    
       
           The Glass House        
 
        
          
    
        
           "This house was Philip Johnson's autobiography—all of his interests were visible, and all of his a...        
 
       
    
       
           Design & Politics        
 
        
          
    
        
           Photo series "design and politics" by Philippe Jarrigeon, photographer and publisher, born in 1982 i...        
 
       
    
       
           Julius Shulman: Visual Drama        
 
        
          
    
        
           "Julius had an eye for visual drama. With modernist buildings, he loved capturing the strong lines s...        
 
       
    
       
           Memories of Ruins: Rebecca Bathory        
 
        
          
    
        
           Finding beauty in darkness, poetry and meaning in the forgotten and surreal, imaginary worlds amongs...        
 
       
    
       
           Bird´s Nest        
 
        
          
    
        
           I am often struck by the nests that crows build using clothes hangers. Hangers are not only durable ...        
 
       
    
       
           Toshio Onda        
 
        
          
    
        
           Japanese Fashion photographer Toshio Onda studied at the University of West England. He lives in Par...        
 
       
    
       
           Mimicry and Makeshift        
 
        
          
    
        
           Two future visions for urbanism and ownership:
Mimicry city - where everything wants to be owned. As...        
 
       
    
       
           Colliding Worlds        
 
        
          
    
        
           Architectural models of small planets appear in unexpected places. (C) Mario Gagliardi 2007        
 
       
    
       
           Jean-Jaques Lequeu        
 
        
          
    
        
           Jean-Jacques Lequeu  (1757-1825) worked as a draughtsman at Rouen, and from 1779 in Paris at the Cad...        
 
       
    
       
           Rayan Ayash        
 
        
          
    
        
           Rayan Ayash is a Fashion Photographer based in New York & Paris.        
 
       
    
       
           Amor Vacui        
 
        
          
    
        
           Domink von Moos, born 1990, studied architecture at ETH Zurich.        
 
       
    
       
           Archispecture        
 
        
          
    
        
           Architectural studies. Mario Gagliardi 2007-2010.        
 
       
    
       
           Palmyra, End of March, 2016        
 
        
          
    
        
           Palmyra. City of Mesopotamia, city of the Phoenicians, of the Assyrians, the Greeks, the Persians, a...        
 
       
    
       
           Small Buildings        
 
        
          
    
        
           Photographer Eric Tabuchi, born 1959, lives and works in Paris.        
 
       
    
       
           The end of history - La fin de l´histoire        
 
        
          
    
        
           "Belief in progress is irresistible. In flattering the eye it blinds us. Standing in the middle of t...        
 
       
    
       
           Blast        
 
        
          
    
        
           Naoya Hatakeyama was born in 1958 in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Hatakeyama, a student of Kiyoji Otsuji...        
 
       
    
       
           Bring the outside in: The houses of Joseph Eichler        
 
        
          
    
        
           “Eichlers,” as they are referred to in California, are midcentury modern tract homes developed b...        
 
       
    
       
           Harrison and Abramovitz        
 
        
          
    
        
           Architects Wallace Harrison and Max Abramovitz, who worked independently in New York in a partnershi...        
 
       
    
       
           Man. Kiki. Lee.        
 
        
          
    
        
           The muses of Emmanuel Radnitzky (Man Ray)
"All I need is an onion, a bit of bread, and a bottle of ...        
 
       
also:
 Earth Works        
 
        
  
 Multi-collage research, between objects, land art and drawing.        
      
        
       
 
 Night Stories        
 
        
  
 (C) Mario Gagliardi 2014        
      
        
       
 
 Field of Notion        
 
        
  
 Field of Notion delves into the dichotomies of light and shadows, life and death, creating a series ...        
      
        
       
 
 Choreography of pictorial fetishes        
 
        
  
 Afterword by WM Hunt
These are photographs.
These exist uniquely as photographs. The artist, Manuel ...        
      
        
       
 
 Alpina        
 
        
  
 Chair "Alpina" designed by Mario Gagliardi for Mario and Casa.        
      
        
       
 
 Pianeti        
 
        
  
 Rug set "Pianeti", designed by Mario Gagliardi for Mario and Casa. Handcrafted in 100% New Zealand M...        
      
        
       
 
 Flow        
 
        
  
 Dining Table "Flow" designed by Mario Gagliardi for Mario and Casa.        
      
        
       
 
 Gran Turismo        
 
        
  
 Lounge chair Gran Turismo, Design Mario Gagliardi for Mario and Casa.        
      
        
       
 
 Bus station        
 
        
  
 Photos captured as a part of incomplete project looking to be completed.        
      
        
       
 
 Twenty Twentyone        
 
        
  
 Impressions from Vienna in the latter half of 2021. Images by Mario Gagliardi.        
      
        
       
 
 Parallel Universe        
 
        
  
 Sometimes, you can catch one of these scenes when things seem less real, as if another version of re...        
      
        
       
 
 Surface N° 2        
 
        
  
 Arctic Paper presents Surface N° 2 – a second edition featuring a specially curated selection of ...        
      
        
       
 
 String Theory: Architecture of Connections        
 
        
  
 This  speculative project starts with the idea that space is not defined by volume, but by connectio...        
      
        
       
 
 The painted house        
 
        
  
 These experimental structures have been created by combining design processes of architecture and gr...        
      
        
       
 
 Casa Sperimentale        
 
        
  
 One of the most visionary built experiments of 20th century architecture was created through the per...        
      
        
       
 
 Last and First Men        
 
        
  
 The first and last movie by iconic Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson (1969 - 2018). With his mu...        
      
        
       
 
 el cairel II        
 
        
  
 turistic housing complex buit in reinforced concret        
      
        
       
 
 No.5 Warehouse Museum of Fossil        
 
        
  
 A space in the headquarter of a stone manufacturer in China. With its monochromatic walls, oddly sla...        
      
        
       
 
 Pulp architecture        
 
        
  
 The need to stand out in a hyper-commercialized market results in remarkable examples of contemporar...        
      
        
       
 
 Dovecote-Granary        
 
        
  
 Tiago Do Vale took on the admirable task of restoring two maize granaries as examples for disappeari...        
      
        
       
 
 Core Agora        
 
        
  
 These shop pavillions in an area of a hotel complex in Greece, designed by Not a Number Architects, ...        
      
        
       
 
 Sonata        
 
        
  
 Sonata, a multi-housing project in Merida, Mexico, was designed by Mexican practice Arkham. Partly e...        
      
        
       
 
 K11 Musea        
 
        
  
 Westworld meets Surrealism in the interior design of K11 Musea, a new shopping mall in Hong Kong, a ...        
      
        
       
 
 Lotus Zen House        
 
        
  
 The Lotus Zen House hotel is located in Mount Jiuhua, an important Buddhist site in China. Hong Kong...        
      
        
       
 
 Laurel Hills Residence        
 
        
  
 A beautiful example of a contemporary Californian residence, designed by Assembledge architects. The...        
      
        
       
 
 House 33        
 
        
  
 House No 33 by Uemori Masaaki and Uemori Kokutou: A fantastic example on how contemporary architectu...        
      
        
       
 
 Architectural sculptures        
 
        
  
 Architectural sculptures by K. Kegelmann as part of "Future City" curated by Mario Gagliardi at the ...        
      
        
       
 
 The gilded castle        
 
        
  
 Besides castle Neuschwanstein in Bavaria,  Peles is the most remarkable turn-of-the-century castle i...        
      
        
       
 
 The Heavy Palace        
 
        
  
 The Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest was built in the nineteen-eighties after a design by Anca ...        
      
        
       
 
 Reactive Space        
 
        
  
 Inspired by Plato´s allegory of the cave, this is an architectural study for spaces reacting to its...        
      
        
       
 
 Paris        
 
        
  
 Paris 2019. (C) Mario Gagliardi        
      
        
       
 
 Calatrava : Sculptures        
 
        
  
 Sculptures by architect Santiago Calatrava.        
      
        
       
 
 PIXelated Cube        
 
        
  
 experiment idea materialmatters architecture        
      
        
       
 
 CAMOUFLAGE ARCHITECTURE        
 
        
  
 My thesis gallery  about camouflage and architecture        
      
        
       
 
 Street Life        
 
        
  
 Photographic impressions in the streets of Tokyo and Kyoto. (C) Mario Gagliardi        
      
        
       
 
 Energy        
 
        
  
 Every photo has an energy, a direction, and a story. I do not own this story.        
      
        
       
 
 The Venice Pavillon        
 
        
  
 The Venice Pavillon interprets the history of Venice as a point of contact between West and East. Sh...        
      
        
       
 
 Collaborative City Planning        
 
        
  
 The result of the Zero Carbon project: a collaborative scale model of the prototype site, close to t...        
      
        
       
 
 Structures        
 
        
  
 Architectural studies, Mario Gagliardi 2002-2004.        
      
        
       
 
 Dreaming of Skyscrapers        
 
        
  
 Mario Gagliardi 2006.        
      
        
       
 
 Bones, Stones, Sticks, & Stones        
 
        
  
 Digital photography and manipulation on paper.        
      
        
       
 
 Alessandro Mendini 1931-2019        
 
        
  
 For Alchimia, design is a cyle: everything that will have to happen has already happened, and the im...        
      
        
       
 
      
      
    
      
      
        Good design is in all the things you notice. Great design is in all the things you don’t.
— Wim Hovens
        
       
     
       
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